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Strange Birds

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On Monday, eleven-year-old Anna is a perfectly happy child.

In a few days, her parents will return from their sailing trip and

give her a horse of her own! The terrible news arrives on

Tuesday, sweeping over Anna like a dense fog: her parents are

lost at sea. Things get worse. Cold-hearted Aunt Formaldy

becomes Anna's guardian and exiles her to a tiny sewing room.

Anna is numb with grief; her only place of respite is a

mysterious tree right outside her window. But when the tree

becomes home to a herd of miniature winged horses whose

existence becomes threatened, because of traitors and villains,

Anna must act. Discovering that the tree's "nutberries" can

make her as tiny as the horses themselves, she risks becoming

miniature and leads her beloved horses on an amazing journey

that will change her life forever.

With its courageous young heroine and distinctive storytelling

voice, this empowering, contemporary fantasy will captivate

and inspire young readers.